In a role originally intended for James Cagney, dashing Errol Flynn—doing many of his own stunts—is at his athletic and romantic best in this first sound version of the venerable Sherwood Forest legend. The 1938 film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won three, for Best Art Direction, Editing, and Erich Wolfgang Korngold's classic musical score. Olivia de Havilland makes a memorable Maid Marian, and consummate screen villains Claude Rains and Basil Rathbone deliver signature performances as Prince John and Norman turncoat Sir Guy of Gisbourne, respectively. Alan Hale (as Little John) leads a who's who of Merry Men.